How the Tech Squabbles In Austin Could Play Out During SXSW

The City of Austin has had issues with several prominent tech companies recently – Uber, Lyft, HomeAway and Airbnb, to name a few – so how will that dynamic play out when the city hosts its annual massive tech conference?

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Austin’s South By Southwest (SXSW) opens this weekend, with a keynote from none other than the President himself. It’s ballooned from a simple technology showcase into an event that draws in nearly 80,000 people to the Texas capital each year. Of course, the city of Austin wears it as a badge of pride, cementing itself firmly in the competition for tech capital of the nation. But it’s also drawing the attention of some critics who say the city’s regulatory environment is less than inviting.

Here to talk about the bubbling undercurrent between tech and government is Digital Savant of the Austin American-Statesman, Omar Gallaga.